Mr. Speaker, the government has not reached such a decision. The hon. member must wait. After we have reviewed the details of the Americans' plans, we will inform the House in due course of the outcome of our consultations.
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Antimissile Shield May 14th, 2001
Mr. Speaker, the government has not reached such a decision. The hon. member must wait. After we have reviewed the details of the Americans' plans, we will inform the House in due course of the outcome of our consultations.
National Defence May 14th, 2001
Mr. Speaker, we are continuing to seek details of the American proposals. Once we have them and we consider the matter, at the appropriate time I am sure the House will be consulted.
In the meantime, the hon. member might explain how this is supplementary to his original question. What happened to the epidemic of forgeries? They must have got stuck in the hon. member's brain.
Business Development Bank Of Canada May 14th, 2001
Mr. Speaker, the Business Development Bank has turned over to the RCMP the documents in question. The matter is now up to the RCMP. I am sure it will do its duty.
National Defence May 14th, 2001
Mr. Speaker, I understand that President Bush has outlined a major reworking of the global strategic framework from the American point of view, but we do not yet have full details of what he is proposing.
If we are interested in the best interests of Canada we have to deal with details and we have to deal with facts rather than the immature and premature speculation of the Alliance Party.
National Defence May 14th, 2001
Mr. Speaker, I understand that the president may well have given some briefing to our Prime Minister, but I do not think it would either be responsible or sensible to talk about a concept rather than the solid details of an absolute and definite plan.
This may be the way the Alliance Party runs its own internal affairs. It deals with the concept of leadership rather than the reality of its disintegration. That is not the way we want to run Canada on behalf of all Canadians.
National Defence May 14th, 2001
Mr. Speaker, I think it would be premature and irresponsible to take a definite position on something the Americans themselves have not spelled out in detail. I do not know why the hon. member wants us to be irresponsible and premature on such an important matter.
National Defence May 14th, 2001
Mr. Speaker, the Americans themselves have not put forward the details of what they have in mind. I do not see how we can be responsible in this serious matter until we have been informed of the details and until we have considered them. This is what we are doing in the interests of Canada.
Taxation May 11th, 2001
Mr. Speaker, we are away ahead of the U.S. on this matter. We have already brought forward and are implementing tax cuts which are going into effect faster, wider and deeper than those of the Americans. They are just catching up with us.
In future I hope the hon. member will get his questions from Canadian sources rather than sitting in the House and reading the New York Times .
Privacy Commissioner May 11th, 2001
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member ought to be ashamed of himself for asking this question. He is reflecting on an officer of parliament. In fact he is reflecting on two officers of parliament.
I am certainly not aware of any action that he is alleging. He ought to apologize for his reflection on two distinguished officers appointed by the House.
Organized Crime May 11th, 2001
Mr. Speaker, his party is calling for legislation with teeth. But his question suggests that they want to remove those teeth.
Why does the Bloc Quebecois want to do this and make it harder for us to successfully fight crime throughout the country?